State investigators say an officer was justified when he shot and killed a man who had pulled a gun on police earlier this month at a home in Craven County.Multiple media outlets reported that District Attorney Scott Thomas concluded that officer Clinton Wade York acted properly when he shot 29-year-old John Bonnell Snyder in Trent Woods on Dec. 7.Officers were attempting to serve warrants on Snyder at the home he shared with his parents when they say he pulled a gun.The investigation said Snyder was armed with a BB gun that looked like a large-caliber handgun when he confronted York and another officer.The investigation report said that after reviewing Snyder's cellphone, text messages and possessions, they indicated he planned to provoke a confrontation with police.

NEW BERN, N.C. —

State investigators say an officer was justified when he shot and killed a man who had pulled a gun on police earlier this month at a home in Craven County.

Multiple media outlets reported that District Attorney Scott Thomas concluded that officer Clinton Wade York acted properly when he shot 29-year-old John Bonnell Snyder in Trent Woods on Dec. 7.

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Officers were attempting to serve warrants on Snyder at the home he shared with his parents when they say he pulled a gun.

The investigation said Snyder was armed with a BB gun that looked like a large-caliber handgun when he confronted York and another officer.

The investigation report said that after reviewing Snyder's cellphone, text messages and possessions, they indicated he planned to provoke a confrontation with police.